Raeisi condolences UAE crown prince over ruler death

Iranian President Ebrahim Raeisi, in a message to UAE crown prince Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, offered his condolences over the passing away of the country's ruler.

Raeisi condolences UAE crown prince over ruler death

MEHR: Iranian President Ebrahim Raeisi, in a message to UAE crown prince Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, offered his condolences over the passing away of the country's ruler.

Raeisi offered his condolences to the government and the people of the United Arab Emirates and wished divine forgiveness for the late UAE ruler Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan.

The ruler of the UAE Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan died at the age of 73 on Friday.

Born in 1948, Sheikh Khalifa was chosen in 2004 to succeed his long-serving father Sheikh Zayed Al Nahyan who ascended the throne in 1971.